View full sizeIn this Oct. 16, 2011, file photo, Detroit Lions defensive tackle Nick Fairley (98) sits on the sideline during an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Detroit. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski, File)

MOBILE, Alabama -- A hearing for Detroit Lions defensive tackle Nick Fairley on a marijuana possession charge was delayed this morning until November.

Fairley, 24, a former Auburn lineman, had been scheduled to appear today in Mobile Municipal Court on a misdemeanor charge of second-degree possession of marijuana. He is now scheduled to appear in court Nov. 27.

Fairley was stopped by police on April 3 after residents complained about his vehicle speeding through their neighborhood, according to police, and officers allegedly found marijuana in Fairley's vehicle.

The former Auburn and Williamson High star was arrested again nearly two months later on charges of driving under the influence and attempting to elude police.

He is scheduled for trial on those charges in Mobile County District Court on Aug. 14.

A state trooper patrolling in the westbound lane of Interstate 10 on May 27 near
Tillman's Corner reported that he was passed from behind by a black 2010
Cadillac Escalade driven by Fairley at about 100 mph, according to Alabama State Troopers.

Fairley at first refused to yield to emergency lights and siren, troopers said, and he stopped near the U.S. 90 overpass.